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hg cat [OPTION]... FILE...
Print the specified files as they were at the given revision. If no revision is given, the parent of the working directory is used.
Output may be to a file, in which case the name of the file is given using a template string. See hg help templates. In addition to the common template keywords, the following formatting rules are supported:
| %%: | literal "%" character |
|---|---|
| %s: | basename of file being printed |
| %d: | dirname of file being printed, or '.' if in repository root |
| %p: | root-relative path name of file being printed |
| %H: | changeset hash (40 hexadecimal digits) |
| %R: | changeset revision number |
| %h: | short-form changeset hash (12 hexadecimal digits) |
| %r: | zero-padded changeset revision number |
| %b: | basename of the exporting repository |
| \: | literal "" character |
Template:
The following keywords are supported in addition to the common template keywords and functions. See also hg help templates.
| data: | String. File content. |
|---|---|
| path: | String. Repository-absolute path of the file. |
Returns 0 on success.
| -o, --output <FORMAT> | |
| print output to file with formatted name | |
| -r, --rev <REV> | |
| print the given revision | |
| --decode | apply any matching decode filter |
| -I, --include <PATTERN[+]> | |
| include names matching the given patterns | |
| -X, --exclude <PATTERN[+]> | |
| exclude names matching the given patterns | |
| -T, --template <TEMPLATE> | |
| display with template | |
[+] marked option can be specified multiple times